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food photographer los angeles specializing in food and people photography

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No-Bake Cookie Dough Energy Balls

May 21, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

No-bake cookie dough energy balls on a blue table.

I love delicious, easy, mostly-healthy snacks that I can make in advance to have on hand. When we get hungry, we get hangry and it’s not pretty. A nutritious little treat is just what the blood sugar ordered. These sweet little balls of awesome taste so sinful, but they’re full of healthy fats and dates….

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Filed Under: breakfast, gluten-free, healthy, recipes, snacks, sweets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: energy ball, food photographer, gluten free, healthy, recipe, sweet, vegan, vegetarian

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

May 14, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

Overhead view of Instant Pot pressure cooker chicken tortilla soup with a paloma cocktail.

Tortilla soup is one of my go-to big batch Instant Pot recipes. I make a ton and then change up the toppings for us throughout the week to keep the flavors fresh. After this shoot, The Food Artist, my kiddo and I housed an embarrassing amount of this tortilla soup! It cooks up in a…

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Filed Under: appetizers, entrées, gluten-free, healthy, recipes, sides Tagged With: chicken, food photographer, food photography, gluten free, healthy, instant pot, mexican, recipe, tortilla soup

Hidden Veggie Egg Bites – (Gluten-Free, Paleo, Keto)

May 9, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

Egg bites with hidden veggies and tomatoes.

These egg bites are delightful tricksters full of hidden cauliflower! Eggs are very popular at our house and always have been. I was egg obsessed as a kid and my kiddo is egg obsessed now. We have eggs for dinner often here! Skylar The Food Artist has a one-year-old who also loves a good egg…

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Filed Under: breakfast, gluten-free, healthy, recipes, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: eggs, food photographer, food photography, gluten free, healthy, kid-friendly, recipe, vegetarian

Grain-Free Flourless Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

May 7, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

Flourless grain-free chocolate chocolate chip muffins with almond butter.

Who doesn’t want grain-free double chocolate muffins? Right?! These chocolate chip muffins have tons of the good stuff in there like pumpkin, almond butter, banana, flax and, of course, chocolate! Mini muffins are perfect for portion control and little fingers;) In collaboration with The Food Artist, I bring you grain-free, flourless chocolate chip muffins. We…

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Filed Under: breakfast, gluten-free, recipes, snacks, sweets, vegetarian Tagged With: chocolate, dessert, food photographer, food photography, gluten free, grain-free, kid-friendly, recipe, sweet, vegetarian

Instant Pot Pulled Chicken Lettuce Cups with Pickled Onions – (Gluten-Free, Paleo)

May 2, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

Instant Pot shredded bbq Chicken Lettuce Cups with Pickled Onions.

Are these not the Barbie dream house of lettuce cups?! I’m dying! They are so beautiful with just the right amount of richness balanced by the perfect amounts of acid and crunch. Maybe they’re more of a dream boat that a dream house. Hmmm…. Anyway, these pulled chicken lettuce cups are a beautiful meal and…

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Filed Under: appetizers, entrées, gluten-free, healthy, recipes, sides, snacks Tagged With: chicken, food photographer, food photography, gluten free, healthy, instant pot, recipe

Meyer Lemon Curd Sweetened with Honey

May 1, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

Honey sweetened meyer lemon curd in handmade white bowl with meyer lemon blossoms and leaves.

Every time I step outside the air is heavy with the sweet scent of citrus blossoms. Is there any better smell in the world?! It makes me grin like a child with each inhale. I love it so much! The season for oranges and mandarins has come and gone. Sigh… Silver lining? Lemons are the…

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Filed Under: breakfast, gluten-free, healthy, recipes, sweets, vegetarian

Slow Roasted Citrus Poached Salmon

April 30, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

Slow roasted citrus poached salmon turned out to be my actual FAVORITE salmon of ALL TIME! That’s a big claim, I know, and not everything that comes out of this kitchen is mind-blowing. Some recipes are just great or really-good-for-a-quick-weeknight. Well, in this case, this salmon is mind-blowing AND really great for a weeknight dinner….

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Filed Under: entrées, gluten-free, healthy, recipes, whole30 Tagged With: food photographer, food photography, fresh, fruit, healthy, poached, recipe, salmon, savory, seafood

Overnight Quinoa Porridge with Dreamy Toppings

April 25, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

A child's hands holding vegan quinoa and oat overnight porridge topped with almond butter, berries, bananas, and honey.

How cute are those little hands? I love those little hands and the little kiddo they belong to:) We also love this overnight quinoa porridge because it’s 1. super easy 2. super yummy 3. super customizable so you don’t get bored and 4. super full of delicious and insanely nutritious ingredients to get your morning…

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Filed Under: breakfast, entrées, gluten-free, recipes, sweets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, food photographer, food photography, fruit, gluten free, healthy, porridge, quinoa, recipe, vegan, vegetarian

Grain-Free Baked Chicken Nuggets with Egg-Free Ranch Dressing (Whole30)

April 24, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

Grain-free, baked chicken nuggets with tangy dill dip.

I’m on the Whole30 train these days, and it’s been pretty great. Life with a four-year-old has made the sugar and cheese situation in my house a bit out of control. I swear she comes home from preschool with a sack of candy once a week in the name of someone’s birthday party or literally…

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Filed Under: appetizers, entrées, gluten-free, healthy, recipes, sides, snacks Tagged With: chicken, food photographer, food photography, gluten free, grain-free, kid food, recipe, whole30

No-Bake Vegan Vanilla Tartlets – (Whole30, Vegan, Paleo, Keto)

April 23, 2019 by Crystal Leave a Comment

No-Bake Whole30 Vegan Vanilla Tartlets with berries, apples and bee pollen.

Are these no-bake vegan tartlets pretty or what? Sometimes the simplest foods can seem the most mystifying, which can often be the case with raw and vegan foods. This is not the case with these tartlets. They are simple, delicious, made with whole foods and won’t heat up your kitchen in the summer! In collaboration…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, healthy, recipes, snacks, sweets, vegan Tagged With: dessert, gluten free, grain-free, healthy, no-bake, raw, recipe, sweet, vegan

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